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OpenStack Cactus Release Targets Big Enterprise Cloud Clients

By Kristen Nicole Apr 18, 2011

OpenStack, the open cloud intiaitive from RackSpace, NASA and a growing line of high-profile industry supporters, is rolling out its latest version. Called the Cactus release, OpenStack is going after larger enterprise clients with…

Kosmix Buy Out Amidst Walmart’s Massive E-commerce Transition

By Kristina Farrah Apr 18, 2011

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is acquiring Mountain View, California-based social media platform Kosmix, highlighting Wal-Mart’s social and mobile strategy. Kosmix’s social media technology platform filters and organizes content according to what matters to the searcher.

Data Scientists Get Props from EMC, Jitterbit

By Maria Deutscher Apr 18, 2011

The big data revolution is doing more than just introducing new levels of effectiveness – it’s also spurring a new breed of workers. The data scientist is heavily relying on the cloud, accessing the…

Quantum Gets Leg Up with NetApp Deal

By Cherr Aira Apr 18, 2011

Customers nowadays look for a product that bears multi-dimensional features and efficiency. Perhaps the new partnership between Quantum and NetApp can very well respond to this clamor. Quantum, being a leader of the backup, recovery…

Superconductivity – A Celebrated Pet Project at IBM

By Kristina Farrah Apr 18, 2011

Superconductivity was first discovered by Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes in 1911, intiated when metals, such as tin or lead, are cooled to a temperature within a few degrees of absolute zero -273.15 deg…

LG Disruptions Affect TV Sales, Result in Net Losses

By Madalena David Apr 18, 2011

Smartphones and mobile devices are all the rage as far as consumer buying activity goes, but not all manufacturers are seeing profits as a result of the booming industry. LG’s latest earnings call did…

Verizon Bundles to Lower High Speed Internet Pricing with Reduced Contract Concerns

By Kyt Dotson Apr 18, 2011

In a move that puts their high speed Internet offerings alongside cable networks using the concept of bundles to combine multiple services into one with reduced costs for all. In a press release on…

Early Adopter Grief: Google Video and Yahoo Buzz Bite the Dust

By Apr 18, 2011

Early adopters are having a hard time with the lives of their early favorite apps lately. Two deaths are hitting me where I live right now: The first one is Google Video. I got…

HP’s webOS 3.0 Aids Leap into the Personal Cloud with Music, Movies

By Kyt Dotson Apr 18, 2011

The new Hewlett-Packard TouchPad—and thus it’s webOS 3.0 on that device—will reportedly include apps to connect it to a service that will deliver movies and music to customers. According to the website, PreCentral, HP…

R.I.P. Yahoo Buzz and Google Video

By Isha Suri Apr 18, 2011

After a series of shut downs, Yahoo is sending “Yahoo Buzz” to eternal slumber, effective on April 21, 2011. Interestingly, Yahoo announced the death of Buzz earlier on April 4, but perhaps no one noticed…